Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 26.43 grams. Full but doubled cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves with two bold dates, bold king's ordinal IIII, minimal surface corrosion but one old gouge across pillars, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. From: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador
($250-375)